It took 18 editions of ABC's "The Bachelor" before it named its first non-white leading man.

Juan Pablo Galavis will step up from one of Desiree Hartsock's many beaus this past season on "The Bachelorette" to his own hunt for love next season on the long-running series.

“It’s about time," former entertainment editor at The Huffington Post "Latino Voices" and former deputy editor at Latina Magazine, Lee Hernandez, told TheWrap.

Harsock sent Galavis, a single father and former professional soccer player from Miami, home on Episode 6. On Monday's season finale, she picked and subsequently got engaged to Chris Siegfried. ABC announced Galavis as its new "Bachelor" the same evening.

Cosmopolitan for Latinas editor-in-chief Michelle Herrera Mulligan told TheWrap, "It will be great to see a Latino as next season’s Bachelor; I think it will give the show a fresh and interesting take. As for Juan Pablo being Latino enough… if he's Venezuelan enough to play futbol in Caracas, he's Venezuelan enough for me!"

"[It's] not like his skin color is going to make him represent Latino culture any better," former MamasLatinas.com managing editor Stacey Rivera told us. "Is he going to speak Spanish? Will we see his family? What food will he eat on dates? Will religion pay a role? That is what represents Latinos."

An ABC representative declined to comment on the announcement.

The experts clearly support Galavis' ability to represent Latinos on the reality series. Here's a sample of what fans said on Twitter: